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The Beatniks (1960) -- Eddie Crane is on his way to becoming a top recording star...if he can only break away from his lawless beatnik friends who are his only companions. Trouble ensues when his friends kill a bartender during a botched hold-up.
"Dragnet 1967" (1967): Season 4: Episode 16 -- Sgt. Friday (Jack Webb) and Officer Gannon (Harry Morgan) investigate a burglary in an upper middle-class neighborhood and trail the suspect through a maze of the small-time narcotics operators.
Operation Pacific (1951) -- Open-ended Trailer from Warner Bros.
The Beatniks (1960) -- Eddie Crane is on his way to becoming a top recording star...if he can only break away from his lawless beatnik friends who are his only companions. Trouble ensues when his friends kill a bartender during a botched hold-up.
"Dragnet 1967" (1967): Season 3: Episode 25 -- Sgt. Friday (Jack Webb) and Officer Gannon (Harry Morgan) investigate the shortage of $100,000 worth of merchandise from a department store chain and turn up a unique swindle scheme. Anthony Eisley and Chanin Hale guest.

Overview

Date of Birth:
26 May 1915, Macon, Georgia, USA more
Date of Death:
28 July 2004, Durango, Colorado, USA more
Mini Biography:
Sam Edwards grew up in a show business family, having made his debut on... more
Trivia:
Supplied the voice of "Thumper" in the Disney animated classic Bambi (1942). more
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Actor Sam Edwards Dead at 89
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 2 August 2004)

Filmography

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  1. "Little House on the Prairie" .... Mr. Bill Anderson / ... (7 episodes, 1978-1983)
    ... aka Little House: A New Beginning (USA: last season title)
        - The Older Brothers (1983) TV episode .... Mr. Bill Anderson
        - Little Lou (1982) TV episode .... Mr. Bill Anderson
        - Welcome to Olesonville (1982) TV episode .... Mr. Bill Anderson
        - Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow: Part 1 (1982) TV episode .... Mr. Bill Anderson
        - The Legend of Black Jake (1981) TV episode .... Mr. Bill Anderson
          (2 more)
  2. The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) .... Ticket Clerk
    ... aka Wenn der Postmann zweimal klingelt (West Germany)
  3. "Happy Days" .... Dr. Abner (1 episode, 1981)
    ... aka Happy Days Again (USA: syndication title)
        - Fonzie Gets Shot (1981) TV episode .... Dr. Abner

  4. Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter (1979) (TV) .... Bixby
  5. "The Dukes of Hazzard" .... Track Steward (1 episode, 1979)
        - The Rustlers (1979) TV episode .... Track Steward
  6. "How the West Was Won" .... Station Attendant (1 episode, 1979)
        - Luke (1979) TV episode .... Station Attendant
  7. Just Me and You (1978) (TV) (uncredited)
  8. "Wonder Woman" .... Ernie (1 episode, 1978)
    ... aka The New Adventures of Wonder Woman (USA: new title)
    ... aka The New Original Wonder Woman (USA: first episodes title)
        - The Murderous Missile (1978) TV episode .... Ernie
  9. "Project U.F.O." .... Herb (1 episode, 1978)
    ... aka Project Blue Book (USA: alternative title)
        - Sighting 4007: The Forest City Incident (1978) TV episode .... Herb
  10. Incredible Rocky Mountain Race (1977) (TV) .... Milford Petrie
  11. "Barnaby Jones" .... Harry Spence / ... (4 episodes, 1974-1977)
        - Shadow of Fear (1977) TV episode .... Harry Spence
        - Sins of Thy Father (1976) TV episode .... Jules
        - Dangerous Gambit (1976) TV episode .... Smiley
        - Time to Kill (1974) TV episode .... Paul
  12. "The Streets of San Francisco" .... Roger / ... (3 episodes, 1973-1976)
        - Hot Dog (1976) TV episode .... Roger
        - A String of Puppets (1974) TV episode .... Wino Witness
        - Legion of the Lost (1973) TV episode .... Skid Row Bum
  13. The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe (1976) (TV)
  14. "Disneyland" .... Amsel / ... (6 episodes, 1964-1976)
    ... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
        - The Flight of the Grey Wolf: Part 2 (1976) TV episode .... Amsel
        - The Flight of the Grey Wolf: Part 1 (1976) TV episode .... Amsel
        - Hog Wild: Part 2 (1974) TV episode .... Farmer
        - Hog Wild: Part 1 (1974) TV episode .... Farmer
        - Bristle Face: Part 2 (1964) TV episode .... Bert Fogerty
          (1 more)
  15. Flight of the Grey Wolf (1976) (TV) .... Amsel
  16. "The Blue Knight" .... Hotel Clerk (1 episode, 1976)
        - Cop Killer (1976) TV episode .... Hotel Clerk
  17. Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) .... Mate
  18. "S.W.A.T." .... Morgan (1 episode, 1975)
        - The Bravo Enigma (1975) TV episode .... Morgan
  19. "Cannon" .... Airport Manager (3 episodes, 1971-1975)
        - Killer on the Hill (1975) TV episode
        - Trial by Terror (1973) TV episode
        - Country Blues (1971) TV episode .... Airport Manager
  20. "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" .... Mailman (1 episode, 1974)
    ... aka The Night Stalker
        - The Devil's Platform (1974) TV episode (uncredited) .... Mailman
  21. "Gunsmoke" .... 1st Wolfer / ... (9 episodes, 1958-1974)
    ... aka Gun Law (UK)
    ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
        - The Tarnished Badge (1974) TV episode .... Storekeeper
        - Eleven Dollars (1972) TV episode .... 1st Wolfer
        - MacGraw (1969) TV episode .... Barfly
        - The Devil's Outpost (1969) TV episode .... Telegrapher
        - The Pretender (1965) TV episode .... Albert, Stagecoach Driver
          (4 more)
  22. Hit Lady (1974) (TV) .... Innkeeper
    ... aka Hit Lady: Deadly Game (USA: video title)
  23. Hurricane (1974) (TV) .... Del Travis
    ... aka Hurricane Hunters
  24. "These Are the Days" (1974) TV series (voice)
  25. "Adam-12" .... Elvin Brady / ... (4 episodes, 1969-1974)
        - Skywatch: Part 2 (1974) TV episode (voice) .... Harvey Pollard
        - The Surprise (1972) TV episode .... Suspect
        - Log 135: Arson (1970) TV episode .... Hal Rosten
        - Log 143: Cave (1969) TV episode .... Elvin Brady
  26. Hog Wild (1974) (TV) .... Farmer
  27. "Wait Till Your Father Gets Home" (1 episode, 1974)
        - Back to Nature (1974) TV episode (voice)
  28. "The Rookies" .... Kurt / ... (2 episodes, 1972-1973)
        - Lots of Trees and a Running Stream (1973) TV episode .... Second Clerk
        - Dead, Like a Lost Dream (1972) TV episode .... Kurt
  29. "Griff" .... Pete (1 episode, 1973)
        - The Last Ballad (1973) TV episode .... Pete
  30. Chase (1973) (TV)
  31. "Mannix" .... Hobo / ... (3 episodes, 1969-1973)
        - To Quote a Dead Man (1973) TV episode .... Hobo
        - Shadow Play (1971) TV episode .... Prescott
        - A Question of Midnight (1969) TV episode .... Silas Cooper
  32. Set This Town on Fire (1973) (TV) .... Motel Manager
    ... aka The Profane Comedy
  33. "Hawaii Five-O" .... Johnny Arnett (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka McGarrett (USA: rerun title)
        - Fools Die Twice (1972) TV episode .... Johnny Arnett
  34. "McCloud" .... Johnson (1 episode, 1972)
        - A Little Plot at Tranquil Valley (1972) TV episode .... Johnson
  35. "The Mod Squad" .... Trustee (2 episodes, 1969-1971)
        - Whatever Happened to Linc Hayes? (1971) TV episode
        - A Run for the Money (1969) TV episode .... Trustee
  36. The Death of Me Yet (1971) (TV) .... Jerry
  37. In Broad Daylight (1971) (TV) .... Cunningham
  38. "O'Hara, U.S. Treasury" .... Oscar Sims (1 episode, 1971)
        - Operation: Time Fuse (1971) TV episode .... Oscar Sims
  39. "Bearcats!" .... Charlie Doyle (1 episode, 1971)
        - Hostages (1971) TV episode .... Charlie Doyle
  40. "Mission: Impossible" .... Drunk (1 episode, 1971)
        - Encore (1971) TV episode .... Drunk
  41. Scandalous John (1971) .... Bald Head
  42. "The Bold Ones: The Senator" .... Mr. Tate (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka The Senator
        - The Day the Lion Died (1970) TV episode .... Mr. Tate
  43. Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (1970) .... Deputy Sam
    ... aka War Games (USA: TV title)
  44. The Cheyenne Social Club (1970) (uncredited) .... Man in Saloon
  45. "Dragnet 1967" .... Bernard Ashton / ... (7 episodes, 1967-1970)
    ... aka Dragnet (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Dragnet 1968 (USA: second season title)
    ... aka Dragnet 1969 (USA: third season title)
    ... aka Dragnet 1970 (USA: fourth season title)
        - Narco - Pill Maker (1970) TV episode .... Fred Watkins
        - Burglary - The Son (1970) TV episode .... Henry Lipsome
        - Frauds - DR-36 (1969) TV episode .... Steve Houseman
        - The Squeeze (1969) TV episode (voice)
        - Homicide - DR-06 (1968) TV episode .... George
          (2 more)
  46. "Then Came Bronson" .... Will Hudson (1 episode, 1970)
        - The Gleam of the Eagle Mind (1970) TV episode .... Will Hudson

  47. "That Girl" .... Harold (1 episode, 1969)
        - She Didn't Have the Vegas Notion: Part 2 (1969) TV episode .... Harold
  48. "The Virginian" .... Hotel Clerk / ... (12 episodes, 1963-1969)
    ... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
        - A Woman of Stone (1969) TV episode .... Will Frazee
        - Star Crossed (1967) TV episode .... Hotel Clerk
        - The Strange Quest of Claire Bingham (1967) TV episode .... Hotel Clerk
        - The Girl on the Pinto (1967) TV episode .... Hank the Hotel Clerk
        - Lost Yesterday (1965) TV episode .... Hotel Clerk
          (7 more)
  49. Hello, Dolly! (1969) (uncredited) .... Laborer
  50. Dragnet 1966 (1969) (TV) (uncredited) .... Rodman
    ... aka World Premiere: Dragnet (USA: promotional title)
  51. "The Guns of Will Sonnett" .... Ed - Clerk / ... (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
        - Time Is the Rider (1969) TV episode .... Telegrapher
        - Joby (1968) TV episode .... Ed - Clerk
  52. "Mayberry R.F.D." .... Clerk (1 episode, 1968)
        - Sam Gets a Ticket (1968) TV episode .... Clerk
  53. Bullitt (1968) (uncredited) .... Voice
  54. Three Guns for Texas (1968) (uncredited) .... Sammy
  55. "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." .... Mr. Engelhart (1 episode, 1968)
    ... aka Gomer Pyle (Australia)
        - Sergeant Iago (1968) TV episode .... Mr. Engelhart
  56. "The Wild Wild West" .... Station Master (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Night of the Death Masks (1968) TV episode .... Station Master
  57. "Petticoat Junction" .... Clerk / ... (2 episodes, 1965-1967)
        - All Sales Final (1967) TV episode .... Clerk
        - A Borderline Story (1965) TV episode .... Ned Balsam
  58. "The Invaders" .... Hank / ... (2 episodes, 1967)
        - Dark Outpost (1967) TV episode .... Thatcher
        - Vikor (1967) TV episode .... Hank
  59. "Felony Squad" .... John Chambers (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Pat Hand of Death (1967) TV episode .... John Chambers
  60. "The F.B.I." .... Jerry (1 episode, 1967)
        - Blood Verdict (1967) TV episode .... Jerry
  61. "Green Acres" .... Wally Dunbar / ... (2 episodes, 1965-1967)
        - The Man for the Job (1967) TV episode .... Wally Dunbar
        - Parity Begins at Home (1965) TV episode .... Wally Jenkins (Wally Wilkins in credits)
  62. "The Road West" .... Clerk (1 episode, 1966)
        - Long Journey to Leavenworth (1966) TV episode .... Clerk
  63. "The Andy Griffith Show" .... Tom Bedlow / ... (5 episodes, 1960-1966)
    ... aka Andy of Mayberry (USA: rerun title)
        - The Barbershop Quartet (1966) TV episode .... Tom Bedlow
        - The Lodge (1966) TV episode .... Tom Bedlow
        - The Bazaar (1965) TV episode .... Fred
        - Andy Forecloses (1961) TV episode .... Lester Scobey
        - Christmas Story (1960) TV episode .... Sam Muggins
  64. "Laredo" .... Sammy (1 episode, 1965)
        - Yahoo (1965) TV episode .... Sammy
  65. "The Flintstones" .... Agent / ... (1 episode, 1965)
        - The House That Fred Built (1965) TV episode (voice) .... Mailman/Agent/Marv
  66. "Jonny Quest" .... Batavian Radio Operator / ... (4 episodes, 1965)
    ... aka The Adventures of Jonny Quest
        - The Sea Haunt (1965) TV episode (voice) .... Hans/Radio Operator/Batavian Radio Operator/Search Plane Pilot
        - Monster in the Monastery (1965) TV episode (voice) .... Man in Street/Raj Guru/Yeti #3
        - Terror Island (1965) TV episode (voice) .... Guard 1/Informant/Guard 3
        - The Quetong Missile Mystery (1965) TV episode (voice) .... Sentry 2/Lt. Singh/Porter/Sentry Post 6
  67. "Ben Casey" (1 episode, 1964)
        - Kill the Dream, But Spare the Dreamer (1964) TV episode
  68. "Death Valley Days" .... Les (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka Call of the West (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka The Pioneers (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Trails West (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Western Star Theater (USA: syndication title)
        - From the Earth, a Heritage (1964) TV episode .... Les
  69. "Hazel" .... Fred (2 episodes, 1962-1964)
        - Campaign Manager (1964) TV episode
        - Dorothy's Birthday (1962) TV episode .... Fred
  70. The Prize (1963) (uncredited) .... Reporter
  71. "Wagon Train" .... Forbes / ... (3 episodes, 1962-1963)
    ... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
        - The Cassie Vance Story (1963) TV episode .... Hollis Ames
        - The Davey Baxter Story (1963) TV episode .... Forbes
        - The Nancy Davis Story (1962) TV episode .... Hody
  72. "Temple Houston" .... Bartender (1 episode, 1963)
        - Seventy Times Seven (1963) TV episode .... Bartender
  73. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Bartender (1 episode, 1963)
        - You'll Be the Death of Me (1963) TV episode .... Bartender
  74. "Rod Rocket" (1963) TV series (voice) .... Rod Rocket/Joey
  75. "The Wide Country" .... Paul Perry (1 episode, 1962)
        - Journey Down a Dusty Road (1962) TV episode .... Paul Perry
  76. "The Dick Powell Show" .... Man (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
        - Goodbye, Hannah (1961) TV episode .... Man
  77. "Straightaway" (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Tin Caesar (1961) TV episode
  78. The AbsentMinded Professor (1961) (uncredited) .... Military Radio Dispatcher
    ... aka The Absent-Minded Professor (Australia)
  79. "Zane Grey Theater" .... Roustabout / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1961)
    ... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
        - Blood Red (1961) TV episode .... Roustabout
        - Debt of Gratitude (1958) TV episode .... Wilt Buford
  80. "Thriller" .... Charles Larrimore (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka Boris Karloff's Thriller
        - The Poisoner (1961) TV episode .... Charles Larrimore
  81. "Full Circle" (1960) TV series .... Deputy (1960)
  82. "Klondike" .... Little Billie Leith (1 episode, 1960)
        - Klondike Fever (1960) TV episode .... Little Billie Leith
  83. "The Texan" (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Mountain Man (1960) TV episode
  84. "Black Saddle" .... Leo Brimsey (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
        - The Penalty (1960) TV episode .... Leo Brimsey
  85. "Peter Gunn" .... Andy / ... (3 episodes, 1959-1960)
        - The Murder Clause (1960) TV episode .... Andy
        - The Game (1959) TV episode .... Jack Shap
        - The Lederer Story (1959) TV episode .... Max Hessler
  86. The Beatniks (1960) .... Red

  87. "Playhouse 90" .... Confederate Corporal (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Tunnel (1959) TV episode .... Confederate Corporal
  88. "Laramie" (1 episode, 1959)
        - Man of Gold (1959) TV episode
  89. "Have Gun - Will Travel" .... First Man (1 episode, 1959)
        - Shot by Request (1959) TV episode .... First Man
  90. "Perry Mason" .... Cashier (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Case of the Spurious Sister (1959) TV episode .... Cashier
  91. "Wanted: Dead or Alive" .... Abel the Telegraph Agent (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Corner (1959) TV episode (uncredited) .... Abel the Telegraph Agent
  92. Revolt in the Big House (1958) .... Al
  93. "Steve Canyon" .... Major David (1 episode, 1958)
        - Operation Mushroom (1958) TV episode .... Major David
  94. Torpedo Run (1958) (uncredited) .... Coleman - Sub Radio Operator
  95. The Badlanders (1958) (uncredited) .... Crazy - Convict
  96. "Dragnet" .... Elwood Carney (6 episodes, 1951-1958)
    ... aka Badge 714 (USA: syndication title)
        - The Big Irony (1958) TV episode
        - The Big Bindle (1954) TV episode
        - The Big Poison (1954) TV episode
        - The Big Hate (1953) TV episode
        - The Big Parrot (1952) TV episode
          (1 more)
  97. "General Electric Theater" .... Bob Cratchit / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
    ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
        - The Unfamiliar (1958) TV episode .... Farmhand
        - The Trail to Christmas (1957) TV episode .... Bob Cratchit
  98. "Trackdown" (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Witness (1958) TV episode
  99. "The Christophers" .... Tom Gore (1 episode, 1957)
        - A Link in the Chain (1957) TV episode .... Tom Gore
  100. "Whirlybirds" .... Third Miner (1 episode)
    ... aka Copter Patrol (USA: syndication title)
        - Seven Were Trapped (????) TV episode .... Third Miner
  101. Between Heaven and Hell (1956) (uncredited) .... Soames
  102. "I Love Lucy" .... Bellboy (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Lucy in Connecticut (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka The Sunday Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka The Top Ten Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
        - Lucy Meets the Queen (1956) TV episode .... Bellboy
  103. "You Are There" .... Captain William Jett / ... (2 episodes, 1953-1955)
        - Spindletop - The First Great Texas Oil Strike (January 10, 1901) (1955) TV episode .... Hotel Clerk
        - The Capture of John Wilkes Booth (April 26, 1865) (1953) TV episode .... Captain William Jett
  104. The McConnell Story (1955) (uncredited) .... Radio Man
    ... aka Tiger in the Sky (UK)
  105. Witness to Murder (1954) (uncredited) .... Tommy - drug store counterman
  106. "Gang Busters" .... Fred Barker (2 episodes, 1952)
    ... aka Captured (USA: alternative title)
        - Alvin Karpis (1952) TV episode .... Fred Barker
        - Homer Van Meter (????) TV episode .... Fred Barker
  107. "Space Patrol" .... Eric Werner (1 episode, 1951)
    ... aka Satellite Police (USA: syndication title)
        - The Counterfeiting Puzzle (1951) TV episode .... Eric Werner
  108. Flying Leathernecks (1951) (uncredited) .... Junior
  109. Operation Pacific (1951) .... Junior
  110. The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950) .... Reporter, Herald
  111. The Jackpot (1950) (uncredited) .... Parking Lot Attendant

  112. Twelve O'Clock High (1949) .... Birdwell
  113. The Countess of Monte Cristo (1948) (uncredited) .... Bellhop
  114. Larceny (1948) (uncredited) .... YAA President
  115. The Street with No Name (1948) (uncredited) .... Whitey
  116. The Little Broadcast (1943) (voice) (uncredited)
  117. Bambi (1942) (voice) (uncredited) .... Adult Thumper
    ... aka Walt Disney's Bambi (USA: poster title)
  118. Rubber Racketeers (1942) .... Freddy Dale
  119. Captain Midnight (1942) .... Chuck Ramsey
  120. East Side Kids (1940) .... Pete - Danny's Gang Member
Archive Footage:
  1. "Disneyland"
        - Escape to Witch Mountain (1980) TV episode .... Mate
  2. Guns Don't Argue (1957) .... Fred Barker
  3. Gang Busters (1955) .... Wayne Long

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Other Works:
Supplied the voices for several children's productions and appeared on "Winnie the Pooh" records as Owl and Tigger. more
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